Weather Records on 12 December 1992

818 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1992. Highest significance: Bajanaul, KZ.

Key Facts for 12 December 1992

On 12 December 1992, 818 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 750 daily.
Bajanaul set a monthly record daily precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 12 December 1992.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

818 stations

818 station records on 12 December 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bajanaul	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Torrington	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Grande (Mmv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Inyoko	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Stanton 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Blair Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woonsocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Redbird	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kortright 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndman	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coventry	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beechwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
E Brimfield Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reading	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mamogaleskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Rose	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santo Angelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arkville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Echo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

818 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 373, Heaviest daily snowfall 125, Deepest snow cover 129.

Records on 12 December 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	373
Heaviest daily snowfall	125
Deepest snow cover	129

Records on 12 December 1992 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 63, daily 750.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

682 broken records

Margins by which the 682 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1992

Top 20 records on 12 December 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1992	Bajanaul, KZ	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1992	Bradford Cntrl Fs, US	all-time snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	0 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1992	Middleboro, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1992	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1992	Torrington, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1992	Hyannis, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1992	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1992	Milford, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1992	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1992	Bradford Cntrl Fs, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1992	Lagoa Grande (Mmv), BR	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1992	Coalville, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1992	Inyoko, ZA	daily rain	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1992	Franklin, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1992	Cooperstown, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1992	Buffalo Mills, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1992	New Stanton 1 SW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1992	Moorcroft 3S, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1992	Rapid City Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1992	Altoona Blair Co AP, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1796 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1992. 1992 had 818 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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Data for records on 1992-12-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 December 1992
Margin	Records
0 to 100	615
100 to 200	54
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1